Yvon Lambert

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Yvon Lambert (born May 20, 1950 in Drummondville, Quebec) is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward.

Yvon started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1973. He would spend nine years in Montreal before being traded to the Buffalo Sabres. Yvon is best known for scoring the winning goal in overtime of game 7 of the 1979 Stanley Cup Semi-Finals against the Boston Bruins, the culmination of an exciting game most memorable for a career-damaging coaching error by Don Cherry with two minutes left in regulation. Lambert won four consecutive Stanley Cups with the Habs from 1976 to 1979.

Career statistics

Season Team League Regular season Play-offs GP G A PTS PEN GP G A PTS PEN 1968–1969 Drummondville Rangers QJHL ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1969–1970 Drummondville Rangers QMJHL52 50 51 101 89 1970–1971 Port Huron FlagsIHL 65 23 18 41 81 14 8 1 9 32 1971–1972 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL67 18 21 39 116 15 4 4 8 28 1972–1973 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 76 52 52 104 84 13 9 9 18 32 1972–1973 Montreal Canadiens NHL1 0 0 0 0 1973–1974 Montreal Canadiens NHL 60 6 10 16 42 5 0 0 0 7 1974–1975 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80 32 35 67 74 11 4 2 6 0 1975–1976 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80 32 35 67 28 12 2 3 5 18 1976–1977 Montreal Canadiens NHL 79 24 28 52 50 14 3 3 6 12 1977–1978 Montreal Canadiens NHL 77 18 22 40 20 15 2 4 6 6 1978–1979 Montreal Canadiens NHL 79 26 40 66 26 16 5 6 11 16 1979–1980 Montreal Canadiens NHL 77 21 32 53 23 10 8 4 12 4 1980–1981 Montreal Canadiens NHL 73 22 32 54 39 3 0 0 0 2 1981–1982 Buffalo SabresNHL 77 25 39 64 38 4 3 0 3 2 1982–1983 Rochester AmericansAHL 79 26 22 48 10 12 2 4 6 2 1983–1984 Rochester Americans AHL 79 27 43 70 14 18 4 11 19 2 11 Seasons Total NHL 683 206 273 479 340 90 27 22 49 67